There was once a little girl named Rosalie. She was seven years old. She was a really nice girl—kind, polite and sweet. When she was around seven years old, she started learning to play the violin. The first time she played her violin, she sounded . . . umm . . . not great. But Rosalie heard something else along with the out-of-tune notes. She had an inner voice telling her “you can do this!” And she knew she could…
As per tradition, here are my Reflections on the A to Z Challenge 2019–its tenth-anniversary edition, no less, and my seventh! I started off the A to Z Challenge this year with a bang on four blogs. Amazing, right?…
In these days of information overload, don’t you often wish you had a reset button? With all the noise we hear online, don’t you wish there was a delete button you could use to get rid of the negative…
One of the most stressful–but exciting–things you can do during your adult life is move house. But I am about to share some tips that work to make moving house stress free and exciting. I spent the first ten…
So, there was this teacher who asked her students to get ready for a surprise test. Of course, the students groaned good-naturedly because who likes surprise tests? Assuring them it would be quite simple as they waited at their…
Sometimes, we have to take stock of the people in our lives to see if we need to sign the zero tolerance contract with them. And every once in a while, we must ask ourselves some uncomfortable questions if…
This is a book review of You Can Do All Things: Drawings, Affirmations and Mindfulness to Help With Anxiety and Depression by Kate Allan One of the best ways to cope with any health issue-mental, emotional or physical, is…
